Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a
fantasy adventure film, based on
J. K. Rowling's
novel of the same name. The film is the fourth installment in the
Harry Potter film series, although
1492 Pictures decided to leave the series. The film was directed by
Mike Newell and produced by
David Heyman. The
screenplay was penned by
Steve Kloves. The film stars
Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint and
Emma Watson as
Harry Potter,
Ron Weasley and
Hermione Granger respectively. The film is set during the trio's fourth year at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A highly dangerous
competition, the
Triwizard Tournament, is being held at Hogwarts with only one student from each of the three competing schools selected to take part, but mystery occurs when the
Goblet of Fire chooses Harry Potter as a fourth competitor.
Filming began in early 2004 and the scenes of
Hogwarts took place at the
Leavesden Film Studios. Five days after its release, the film had grossed over
US$102 million at the
North American box office, the highest first-weekend tally for a
Harry Potter film, and enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office, earning over $895 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2005 and the 8th-highest grossing film of all time. It was the third highest grossing film in the U.S. for 2005 making $290 million. As of September 2009 it is the unadjusted
13th highest-grossing film of all time. As of September 2009 it is currently the fourth-highest grossing
Harry Potter film, behind
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The film was nominated for an
Academy Award for
Best Art Direction, but lost to
Memoirs of a Geisha. However, the film won
BAFTA Award for Best Production Design making it the only Potter film to win a BAFTA award. This was also the first
Harry Potter film to receive a
PG-13 rating by the
MPAA and a 12A by the
BBFC or its international equivalents (for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images), the preceding films and the following
Half-Blood Prince film adaptation having been rated PG or its international equivalents. This was the second
Harry Potter film to be released in
IMAX theaters.